Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty. – George Eliot
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life. – George Eliot

Plainness has its peculiar temptations quite as much as beauty. – George Eliot
There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life. – George Eliot
Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress. – George Eliot
A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. – George Eliot